- I guess it’s absolutely obvious that the quality of play and final score were extremely important today. After defeat against Shakhtar our guys really wanted to prove that was an accident. We know Oleksandria as good team with character, so we had no right to lose in any aspects.
I think after the score became 2:0 we loosened the grip a bit and let visitors come back into the game. We weren’t supposed to do that.
After the break we tried to maintain good speed. After Oleksandria got outnumbered we didn’t stop to secure the winning score, despite hot weather. We kept creating chances and used some of them.
- Does Verbic have any health problems?
- Unfortunately he had a poisoning. If it were vital, he would have taken the field, but we decided that health is more important.
- You’ve made five substitutions in official game for the first time. What do you think of this new rule?
- I think it’s a good one. Now that we’ve started playing the heat is here. Even without that it’s hard for players to get accustomed to the game rhythm. So I think it’s a good rule as we must care about players’ health.
- Your wingers were especially active today. Was it your plan or maybe Oleksandria just backed down?
- We’re looking for diversity. For example, the second penalty happened after pass from the midfield. To get through the defense we should use all zones. Of course, when Oleksandria got outnumbered, it was extremely hard for them to control wings.
- What can you say about Benito, who made a substitute appearance? When will he get more game practice?
- He’ll get it when we make sure he’s ready. We give him chances and follow his work with the team.
